Evansville Journal, Volume 18, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 25 May 1867 — Page 1

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TELEGRAPH. Cointnerciaf and River Dispatches tee Fifth Page. Greeley and the Union League Important Girder by Gcn- : ' ral Ord. i .-- Mexican Intelligence. Genera! Thomas Ordered to Washington. THE LATEST INDIAN NEWS. General Pope Ordera Registration, The Catholics Visiting Rome. TERRIBLE MURDER IN IOWA. ROBBIVG IN; CHICAGO. IXPIAyAPOLIS. Contradiction Western Institute of Iloinueopathr Amusements. -' Special to the Journal. Indianapolis. May 24. Col. W. li. Ilollaway contradicts the statement published in thJ3eiald of this morning, to the effect that he had purchased Mr. Conner's interest in the Indianapolis Journal establishment. The Western Institute of Homoepatby have been in session, during yesterday and to-day. The attendance has been quite large aud the proceed: ings very interesting. ' --i The European and , American Museum opened.'here 'this evening. It is said to be a magnificent exhibition. Fire Greeley and the Union league Catholics troln? Abroad Mexican (iossip aci Ord Issues a (ii-neral Ordi-r" Gen. Thomas Ortfeml to Washington Edwin Booth' Sew Theater-The Reformed Presbyterian Church Racing in Jerome Park, Ac, &c. 1 : L - New Youk, May 24. There was a fire last evening at No. 50 Harrison Street, in the Duilding occupied by Dempsey & Corson, as a cottou warehouse. It was evidently the work of an incendiary. Lo $''0,000; in?arod. There was a special meeting of the Union League Club held last evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the recent action of Horace Greeley, a, member of the org&nrzntiony "in rbccoimn bondsinaii for tie ff". Davis. Resolutions of censure were presented and rejected. A substitute finally passed, condemning the bailing of Jeff. Davis, but it was not deemed proper for the club to stismatize a member for any such act. The total ubi reoeiveoVfors sthaj . The Jerome Park opened brilliantly vefeterdav. The first and second races were won "by the filly Ilathleps i and colt Monday, and the third Xy , the filly lied Wing. A number of Catholic ecclesiastics dcpartd;yesterduy in Jhe steamer Car Rome, to attend the Assembly of Prelates of the Church, to celebrate the l.SOOth anniversary of the- martyrdom of St. r Peter,' on the 29th of; June. Many of the priests bore presents to the Pope, and money to relieve his present difficulties. Among the presents was a silver medal of the yacht Henrietta, carrying a cargo of $50,000 in gold pieces; presented by the Catholics of Cincinnati. '- . - The Herald's City of Mexico dates of May 6th say the bombardment is going on. The city was in a fearful condition; no water to be obtained except from artesian wells, which rendered a scanty supply. Forced levies of men and mooey are being made by Mor-J ques. . Provisions are scarce. The Diplomatic Corps suspended relations with the Imperial Government on the 26th of April, on account of alleged partiality towards Americans in the levying of Prestamos. I The rumored surrender of Que"retaro is untrue,' Maximilian being desirous of surrendering, but was presented by Mejia and Miramon, who rirtualjy hold him as a prisoner in their hands. pS. complete embargo was laid in the 'Japitol on any communication outride, in any direction. No mails had irrived or departed for three months, except by private couriers. Business s completely paralyzed in consequence. , The outside seige was progressing eisurely. Diaz was simply starving jut the garrison by instructions of Jutrcz. That plan has been decided the ,urest means of capturing the persons Sf leaders.

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says that Secretary Seward signified a willingness to , intervene with., the English Government in behalf of the Fenian, Mculure, who so gallantly wnnstood the Ji.nghsh cavalry m Ire land. ,i i .- -.- (!!!' - It is reported that in consequencie ot tne stnugency or money matters in his- district. Urd intends to' isue .general order staying the, collection ol debts tor an indefinite period. Augttsta' papers ' advise the people to keep clear of Judge-Kelly, and thus avoid an 'possibility ol;' hearing apy. thing he 'says'. V',,- :-1' ll-i iT; - ..- The Times special says Attorney General Stanberry's 'opinion, ou the reconstruction law will be published to-day. " "' - , The President has telegraphed Gen. lhomastocome to Washington tm mediately. Rumor has connected it with the possible removal or . transfer oi General cheridan. The President has notified the Boston FreeMasons that he will not be able to' visit that'eity to partici pate m their celebration. , . . ' New YrtRK,'May 23". Edwin'Bdotn has purchased a lot on the corner oi Sixth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street to erect a theatre, intended to be the finest in the country. Four hundred and forty-three bales ot cyt,toa were destroyed, by fiiej. in Dempsey &: Horton's warehouse, on Harrison Street, last night, valued' at $56,000; fully insured. r Judge Sutherland granted an Cder on - affidavit of Mayor Hoffman, , di recting the Police. - Coiiim.issioner , to show cause to-morrow why a , writ of Prohibition shall not i?sue against them from all action under the act of the Legislature transferring the licensing power to them. ! ;.- ' ' At last night's session of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the protest and appeal of Dra. Crawford and Steele was sustained by a vote of 23 to 15. ,'iThls involves the cancelling of licenses. The Rev.1 Messrs. Chambers and Thompson, . of Philadelphia, were present ' at to-day's session. The annual report of the- Board of Do mestic Missions was- read. An. increase of pastors' salaries is .urged and fifteen dollars suggested as the rate paid probation for the support of, the., ITeedmen s, Mission. . ihree thousand 'four- hundred and sjxtyfive dollars have been received during the year, and $2,962 disbursed. The Western portion of the Church desire to establish a mission in Tennessee, under the care of Wm. Wyatt. The appointment of Jkv. Win., I. Reid was recommended,' with-' power to visit Lincoln County, Tennessee, and report as to the propriety of establishing a mission there. r ; The American Home 3Iissionary Association having expressed a desire to take charge of the Alendria schools, ,a -transfer to that body is recommended." - ' ' - - - Rev. J. T. Hill introduced a reso lution recommending the Convention to appoint a committee to proceed to the United Presbyterian General Assembly, in session at Xenia, Ohio, . to negotiate arrangements for the organic, union with that body. A he Synod resolved to meet in the Church of Rev. Dr. Douglass,' Pittsburg, on the third Wednesday of May, 1S68. , The .third appeal of Drs. Crawford and Steele against the Philadelphia Presbytery was taken up and under consideration at adjournment. . .At. Philadelphia yesterday, a case was heard before U. S. Commissioner Smith, wherein Jos. J. Hertford, alias John Collins, was charged with defrauding the United States Governnient of a large sum of money. It was given in the evidence by the prosecution, that Hertford had defrauded the Government but bi'Jt he' legal tax on at least' $1,000,000 worth of distilled liquors, by means of executing false bonds. Hertford was held to bail in 50,000., It appears that the newly appointed Italian Minister to this country is Signor Corruth, now Ambassador to Switzerland, and not Signor Cerrute, Italian Consul at San Francisco,- as reported per Cable. At the. Jerome. Park to-day, first race, for a premium of?50ft, all ages, mile and a quarter, was won by Ruthless, beating Luther, Urbana and Mittie Tuttle. Time 2:15i. The second race, for a premium of t UV, mi le .ana. uiree t quarters! was J won by Monday, beating Loadstone. TimetSfli:,fi 'J '' The third race, .feather stakes, all ages,' distance 21 miles,' and .to carry 100 pounds each, was won by Fleetwing beating J ulius, Delmore ; and Capt. Moore. Time 5:9. Helen. Taney, a sister of charity, and a niece of the late Judge Taney, died recently at Troy. The Commercial says it is asserted that from half to two-thirds of Charleston is owned by Frazer, Trenholm & Co., aud reports also state that last year thev paid taxes on $14,000,000 worth of property in South Carolina. ST. LOUIS, Excursionists at St. Joseph Indian Intelligence Fenian Organizer Governor of Montana at Omaha. St. Lotjis, May 24. Omaha dispatches Bay that the Governor of Montana and suite left there for Fort Benton per steamer Octavia, with, an

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excort of ninety men en route to Camp Cook. A company of forty of .Col. Lewis' Thirty-sixth Infantry ha9 arrived "at Virginia City to organize volunteers for service against the Indians in Gallatin Valley should "theybe required. The Cheyennes are .comminuting petty deprecations on the Platte RouUr-i-the persons woikiug r the Pacific Railroad Engineerins: Compan. The "partjtj-eported killeji in the IlJack HUls a short time sinde have turned-up alive: the party not eing attacked by Indians. About. 3,0)0 Ogallal os and brufe Sioux, uuderSpotted -Tail and Swift iear, near j J) ort jJZcl nerson, are asking subsistence frofu the Govern ment, in "consequericei.of;their being driven troni their hunting grounds on the Republican River and" its tributa ries by the -operation ot the troops against the hostile. tribes. : The Indi ans profess great friendship for the whites..; ki - But little interruption occurs to trains upon the -roads from Sedeewick and Laramie, and the escorts of Majoi.xrefijnanjKith -Mtyherd of beef cattle, was brought to Fort PhiL Kearney ;vit& " slight 'loss. His skirmishers and flankers kent the Indians at a'respectful distance. Re turning, t0 .Fort Reno on . the 3d of May, he met Major King, corraled at Crazy : Woman's Fork. - The 'train had ;been' '.attacked, and had 'lost twelve.rhead of cattle. ' Major King renorted the number ot Indians to be one hundred and fifty, some ot them being -mounted. - Major freeman gave him twenty men, and he moved forward from North ; Platte without further molestation. On Friday last company, who were herding 335 head of stock for Perry &- Goldbfath. twenty-nve ,milesf , West ot North Platte, was attacked by the Indians, and twenty-four men killed, and the whole herd taken. ST. IiOTjis.rMay. 24: A lanref party of Eastern capitalists and railroad men, including )Vm. B. Astor, Peter Cooncr.'J. Hincklev. J President, and S. W. Fulton and Enoch Prost, directors of the Philadelphia, Wilmingion ana xaitimore ranroaa, . v - v . McKeen, of the Philadelphia Ledger, Messrs. Amos S Hover. Green and Putnam, of Boston, and- others arrived at St.v Joseph yesterday." v These parties will proceed to Leavenworth. and some of them go to 'the terminus of the Kansas branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. . v , ? Capt. Gracei Of B6ston", central or ganizer f the Fenian. Brotherhood, isat Umaha. ile designs periectmg an organization of Fenians there, and forming a military company for the army of the Irish Republic. WASIIIXGTOX. Gen. rs for Europe -Court Decision. Supreme Washington, May 24. Quarter master 'O-eneral jLciss was granted eave of absence for six" months, from June 5th, on account of ill health. with permission to leave: the' United States. General Meixs will visit Eu rope. Brv't. Maj.Gen. Absoleui was ordered to report to General Ord for Territory duty, his assignment as 'Assistant Inspector-of the Department of tha Lakes remaining. In the case of the United States ts. Joseph Brain, whose property was confiscated and sold, under decree of the United States District Court, sitting at Alexandria, Judge Underwood presiding, during-the war, on appli cation of ,thef ounsl for. Bruin, -Chief Justice"4 CJhase, 'Wednesday, granted a writ ot error on' thd foilowiusr grounds: First. That the District, Court condemned and sold the. absolute estate of the petitioner, in .and to' properiy woicn juajrmeui fn- was oeyond the power of the Court to pronounce. Second. That condemnation of property was for treason, of which the party could not be adjudged guilty, except by the finding of a jury. Third. That the proceedings were in admiralty when they should have beeu upon the common- law side of the court; by information and hot by libel. ' ' ' ATIiAATA; Important Order by General Pope iijlrThe Registration Arranged. Atlanta, Ga.'May1 24. -A a important general order on registration has just oeen issued by General Pope, . hxing the registration. The btates ot Georgia and Alabama are Districted, and freedmen are placed on every Board of Registration. Registers are to take the iron clad oath, and explain to all their political rights and privileges. The right to register and vote is governed by military authorities. Violence, threats, or any oppressive means to prevent persons from registering or voting, is to be followed by military arrest and trial by a military commission. No contract with laborers depriving them of wages for a longer time than that is actually consumed in registry or voting, is permitted to be enforced, under penalty of arrest and trial by the military. In cases of disturbance at places of registration, or at tha polls, the eivil authorities a're to be called upon to afford protection, and in their default, the military will see that such protection is given. Civil officers, in refusing to protect the registers or

comCHICAGO. A JIan Assaulted by Robbers . in his . , own Roora He is Stabbed . four Times and Robbed of 813.000 The T' Perpetrators of the Crime Escape -A Recovery of their Victim Doubtful. ' Chicago, May 23. The papers this afternoon are filled with v minute details of another shocking robbery and attempt to jnurder a sporting man last night in one of the' most public buildiugs. in the heart of the City. rom the mass ot matter , published, I gather the following facts: .. , . Reynold's Block, near the ; Post Office, fronting on Dearbon Street, is occupied by numerous business men. sports 'lodgers, &c. , One man, . Geo. u . Lee, a well ' known sporting man and horse owner, lodged in the fourth story; He retired at an5- early hour last night, and some time afterwards a neighbor passing by his room heard eroans inside, and upon investigation found Lee-on his knees half dead, and covered with blood flowing from Bevr eral gaping wounds, and his clothing as well as the room bearing evidences of a bloody and terrible struggle. His pockets were turned inside out. his skull fractured, and his face horribly mutilated. Medical aid being called in, ; he soon . recovered . sumciently to say that he had been attacked by some unknown person having some weapon of an unknown character, who had thus wounded him, and then robbed bim of eighteen thousand dollars in Government bonds, and a gold watch and chain of great value. A wallet, containing seven hundred dollars, however, the ruffian had overlooked. To-day he is in'a very precarious condition, and the robber is still at large, although me pouce are on tne aiert. ARKANSAS. " Return of General Ord to Tlcksburg Registration, Etc. . , Little Rock. May 22. General Ord havrnft completed the appoint ment of Boards' df' Registration, for thirty-three counties, has left here on his return to Vicksburgi v He goes by way ot the bout hern counties to ap point Registers there. . A, special board of army officers has been con vened here to select Registers for cer tain counties, subject to the approval ot the General, feeveral ofacers have been sent rt visit other counties for like purposes. Bv the end of the month the whole machinery of regis tration m. the state will probably be in working order. " '. IOWA. Horrible Murder of a Wife by her Husband Murderer said to be . In. sane. ; , , Fairfield. Iowa. May 23. A man by the name of Joseph Mathews, of this place, deliberately murdered his wife this morning, while she was pre paring breakfast, lie walked lrom the front room to the kitchen, and with two strokes of an axe on her head, killed her instantly. Ihe only wit ness present was a 1 son . of ebout . six years of age . Great excitement pre vails. .The murderer is said to have i been insane. He is now in jail. . - ? MISCELLANEOUS. Railroad Accident A Southern Spy Fire in San Francisco Probable Loss of a Steamer A djonrnmcnt or. the Cumberland Presbyterian - General Assembly. Toronto, May 23 George Mason, a Southern spy, suspected of being coanected with the plot to assassinate Lincoln, left here to-night for New York, accompanied by an American detective, under safe conduct from Seward, to give evidence against Sur ratt;' also, in a robbery in which he took part when with Mosby's guerrillas. ; - '' ': ' ,' '. ' , : Buffalo, May 24 The emigrant and special ', freight', trains "collided here to-day. ' One man three women, and a child were killed, and several others wounded. They were all Germans. , : -. " Palmyra. N. Y., May 24. The serious break in the Erie ' canal, just west of this village, took ten days to repair. . San Francisco, May 23. The estimated loss by the burning of Pierce & Co.'s store, is $130,000. The demand for JSrew York flour continues. Philadelphia, May 23. The Santiago de Cuba has eight feet of water in her hold and thumps badly. If a storm comes on, she will be a total loss. Memphis, Tenn., May 24. The Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly adjourned to-day. A Committee on Conference was appointed to consider the subject of a union with other Presbyterian Churches. The next Assembly meets at Lincoln, Illinois.

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STATE . NOMINATIONS. ' v. For iovrnor. ' " i CQL. SIDNSYJI. UABN'ES, F6r J ' ! lr Lieutenant oovinor, - K. T. HAKE1U ' . Of Campbell County.' " ,,'-,, . For Attorney ??nerat v ii- ;'7tf COIj. JOHN M. IJKoWN, . ', --r;. ox Ftatiklin Couuty.H : ''' ' , ' v--' For "Auditor," '? ''.. r , i "; .' COL. KILAB ADAIS, . '.: v . Of Casey County, "j .i . For' Treasurer, ' ,' , 'n CAPT. 51. J. KOAEK, ' V Of Mutilenbnrg C'onuty. '- 1 For Register of Land Offlce.', - . ' CAPT. J. M. FIDDLER, ' ., 'j Of Marion County. :, . . For Superintendent Public Instruction. . - DAMr.L W. 8TEVKNSON, : Of Frauiklia -County. UNIOT PLATFORM. RESOLUTIONS, OF STATE CONVENTION. Resolved. By the . Union men i of Kentucky, in Convention assembled. That we stand with the Union men of the country now, as we have stood with them through four years of war for the preservation of the Government and those principles of freedom and justice on which it was founded. Kewlved. lhat secession is treason. and that all who -embarked in it only enjoy immunities from the penalties of treason by reason of the forbear ance ot the (government, and of the loyal people of the land. - , . , nesolved, lhat we declare our oppo. sition ' to the policy and projects of the rebel Democracy of ' Kentucky, in their effort , to render treason respectable at the expense of the brave men who wore the blue, and bared their bosoms to tho battle in defense of the Government in its dark daj's of trial, and pledge ourselves to front combat the spirit thus .manifested by the ' so-called Democracy," in any shape it may assume. Jiesolved.- lhat we believe in the right of the loyal people of the States, through their representatives in both Houses of Congress, to settle the terms on which the disturbed rela tions of the rebellious btates to the Union may bo restored; and that in common, with the Union men ot the whole : country; we insist oa such terms as will make a speedy restoration of the States lately in rebellion to their former position in the. Union, compatible. with the continued safety of the Republic, and the protection of life, liberty, ant property to all men. JieiotveUy - J. bat we pledge ourselves to the support of the great Union party of the United States which hasdeclared itself opposed to the doc trines of the rebel Democracy, and we extend to all loj'al men of all parts of tho land a warm sympathy, and invite cordial co-operation, regardless of all party names, in efforts to place the Government upon an enduring basis, and one which will secure jus tice and protection to all its citizens, and that will, in all time to come, baffle the secret Jyitc or open hostilities of its enemies. Resolved, That we are the firm friends of a S3'stem of general educa tion among the people ot Kentucky, and to that end will contribute all our efforts to place it upon a basis of per manent usefulness.. BAKERY. EVANSVILLE STEAM BAKERY - f - - and CANDY MANUFACTORY, . ' -:BrA. A '. t'HKIST, No. 105 Main Street, Ix-t. Third and Fourth (opposite Court-House). ALL HI.MIil OF (KVCKEilN, Bread. Cakes, etc.. as Well as ail kind. ot Candles, Toys, -and Fancy Huzar-Vare,' or every uecripi ion, lorwtioiesaw aim retail, at lower prices aud to better Kai isia--tlon than by any other house In the Whole west - . - . iuec-1 Uly BANKING. First 3T:ll ional ISank OF EVANSVILLE, INIX : . . i JJ. S; Depository, ' : Organized June, 1863. . CAPITAL 8300,000. Johj 8. HoPKiys, President; ' ; : James H. CCtlek, Cashier Directors, O. Maghee, John Ingle, Jr., Charles Viele, M. J. Bray, "Wm. Brown, J. 8. Hopkins, Kobert Barnes, F. W. Sawyer, C. Preston. , Doing a general Banking, Exchange, and Collection Revenue Stamps for sale. naiMness. fnov20 ly ARCHITECTS. Kobert B oyd, t Architect, . JO. X CnAXDLER'J BLOCK. Office formerly occupied by the late firm of Mursinna & Boyd. mchZ7 6m H. MURSINNA, It CHITEC T. Office No. CHANDLER'S BUILLIXO, Corner FIrt and Locust .Streets. Kvanwvllle. Ind. V Plans and SDeclfications for all kln.U of buildings furnished at snort notice, and on'reasonable tens s. mchla d3m DAILY NEWBURG STAGE SHIVER A BRO., Proprietors, TT BATES THE AMERICAN HOCSE JLA daily at 8 p.m. Fare II. Has good slock and a careful driver. mayl atx

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HOOP-SKIRTS. LATEST FASHIONS ' DEMAND ';:') u! !- i ' j. Vf i n 11 A I Ii E Y i ; 'S O .TJ,; JG: J'Ili JE ;X 1 V- ELLIPTIC I. .' ,;. V ; ft ; K ; ' - " or DOUCLK-'ferniXQ Ther will not RF.n r.r it it i ti like the Single Kprinits. but will bVEB FKKSKItVK the r P Kit Km TT anu cfcAUiirtii' WHAI'K where three or four onllnur Mlrlrt. arm They COMI1INE COMFORT, DCHABr.ITY. and KCOXOMY with that ELEUANCB of SHAPE which i made tne "DUPLEX . ELX.IPturn ' .-" . STANDARD SKIRT THE KASHIOJf ABLE WORLD. OF Foil aatortments always on hand at MACKKT, SESBITT & CO., Main Street. - f ni'DSPETII SMITH X i u I'! a tJ Jlil MA Ub tV n. m. sWeetsec, Walrj Street, v ' and others. For ah by all Retaihri wo tell DIR8T-CLASS OKIRT8. WESTS, BRADLEY & CART, Sole Owner of the talent, and Exdutive Manufacturers. , ' WlKIHOPSK AWD OFFIC NO. V7 CHAMBERS STREET, and "No. 7 and 81 . READE, STREET. NEW YORK.. , . i ; , ' iCaiitioii. ,To eruard aealnst imposition, be nartlcular to notice that SktrU offer. xl for Duplex have the red-lnlt Rtarrrp J. w. Jircmiey i Vupi-ez- Kiuplia meet fttrinn$'" won Xhe waitUiantl : none othern areenniria. A lnrt, notice lhat each, hoop is lnjd,jf braiding (mo rprxngi logeiner (or two Hpnngs m one), which la the turret of thtlr mpmnr ntrrnffth. and Jlefilily 4 combination and excellent quality nob poHMlble to be ponsexsed by any tingle-tpring Hkirt. c'2il dtf . . .. I HARDWARE. SAMUELOER, IlEALEK 117 ; Bar ami Sheet . I R O N, TINPLATE, WIRE, . : ZINC, SPRINGS,. ', AXLES, &0., Horse and Male Shoes, Tinners and Blacksmiths' Tools, Wa?on and Buggy Woodwork WATER NTREEf, Janl dly - EvjlssvilLe, Id. ' 1. 1. Wlicelliijr Iroik "Works. ' .' ACHES0N..BELL & CO,' , Manufacturers and Dealers In all kinds o II Alt III OX AI) XAIXS. II6op SluieJ, Plate, Tuah Iron, Nail, " Rod, Wire, &c. Office and Warehouse 13 MAIN STREET nov26 dly Wueehxo, W. Va. CIIABI.ES II I ItCOCJt & Co., , IMPORTER ASS DZAX.KB IK . Coach & Saddlery Hardware Springs, Axles, Ayood Work, Damatika Harness, Enameled Patent Leather . Pad Skins, Skirtings, Ac, Ac 3Vo. 8 Xtilu Street. Evansuille, Jaly 2, 1866. JelO C 1VOI.FF, Manufacturer of, and Wholesale and Retail Dealer In, : Saddle, Harness COLLARS, and SADDLERY ' HARD WARE, 'o. 53 Main Street, corner Second, EVANSVILLK. litD. febl6 dtf T. F. SIIERWIN, with GEO. S. SOXXTAG A CO., HARDWARE, 39 FIRST STREET. ' maylS 3ta , Etaiitiixs, Itro.